DESH DEEPAK BALI
Address
Contact Details
1202 - Viola, Nyati Wind Chimes,
M : +91.992.369.5119
Undri, Pune, Maharashtra – 411 060
E : deepakbali@hotmail.com
Profile(LinkedIn Profile)
Actively pursuing management opportunities in Project Management, software development &
Testing. Certified PMP & MBA with extensive experience in Project and Delivery Management in
Product Development & Service based organizations. Fluent in English; skilled at communicating and
developing relationships with Stakeholders and managing cross functional teams. Capable of making
a significant contribution to the efficiency of any organization using knowledge of Agile/Kanban.
Key strengths
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A wealth of experience at senior executive level: Eight years’ experience at senior
management level, including development, testing, pre-sales and project management with
large, medium-sized and startup organizations.
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Supervisory skills: Led managers, team leads & junior staff during course of software
project/service/production support environment, training them in the required techniques and
monitoring performance.
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Communication skills: worked with various stakeholders of the project required patience,
tact and diplomacy. Clear and logical report-writing skills and good presentation skills required
to present project progress as well as milestone/gate/decision meetings
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Ability to relate to the needs of a range of businesses: Have provided advice, technical
management and project management for a range of organizations, from a startup company
to big product and service companies.
Key skills and achievements
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Delivered software projects on varied domains retail, manufacturing, customer intelligence,
human resource, automobile, finance (non-Banking), Marina’s & Media.
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Devised & delivered focused induction training program(starting block)
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Developed teams from scratch to fully functional team
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Transition projects from onsite to offsite teams
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Imparted product development process training
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Optimized staff productivity by utilizing Weekly rosters, gamification, agile & scrums
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Facilitated customer audits and provided guidance to stakeholders
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Overall responsibility for managing offshore & onsite relationship to ensure effective and
timely communication.
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Responsible for managing the resource forecasting and planning
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Playing role of scrum master & Up skill/coach teams on agile and project management/sdlc
process
Taught at Pune university as guest lecturer for imparting database & SDLC course to MCA &
MSc students
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Education & Training
Education:
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Sikkim Manipal University, 2013 to 2015 (pursuing)
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Pursuing Masters in Business Administration : International Business
Amity University, 2002 to 2005
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Diploma in Computer Application
Delhi University, 1985 to 1988
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BA (Pass) Mathematics & Commerce
Work-Related Training:
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Security best practices for Software development
JIRA fundamentals & JIRA Agile
Agile Methodology
Essential Facilitation
Managing Meetings effectively
An introduction to social media
Managing expectations
Basic statistical concepts
Certifications:
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PMP, Project Management Institute(2011)
Base SAS Certified (2008)
Microsoft certified in SQL Server (2003).
C & Oracle Certification from Tata Unisys(1992)
Certificate course in Software Design & Development from NIIT(1990)
Career History
Mar’ 2010 to Jul’2014 as Senior Project Manager
SAS Institute, Pune, India
Managed project delivery for products in supply chain, retail, customer intelligence, contact center
& SAP adapters :
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Undertook project management of following products :
o Supply Chain : Demand Signal Repository, Inventory Optimization Workbench,
Forecast Analyst Workbench, Service Parts Optimization SAP Adapter
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Retail & Customer Intelligence : Customer Analytics for Retail, Marketing Resource
Management
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Performance Management : Contact Center Planning & Optimization, SAP Adapters
for Financial Management and Information Technology Resource Management
Interacted with directors and managers of cross functional teams.
Facilitated decision reviews, topology/technical/architecture reviews and due diligence
meetings
Technologies:
o Visual Analytics, LASR (in memory Analytical server), Analytics(OR & Forecast server),
SAP driver/surveyor,.net(c#), Java & Flex, SOA
Tools :
o SAS, JIRA, Rally, Contour, MS Project, One Note, PowerPoint, CVS, Defects, excel,
Word, Wikipedia
Feb’ 2007 to Mar’ 2010 as Senior Software Manager - Testing
SAS Institute, Pune, India
Managed sas-access group of development testers, data visualization automation & accessibility
team working on various sas products. Plan skill development (through lateral recruitment and
internal training programs) to meet delivery expectations
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Technical Manager & Mentor for :
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Unix & Windows : Informix, Sybase, Sybase IQ, MySQL, HP Neoview,
Pcfiles(office stack) & Oledb
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MVS : ADABAS, Datacom, IMS, IDMS
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Threaded Kernel Table server products (API testing) :
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Unix & Windows : Oracle, Teradata, DB2, Sybase
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Owning responsibility for quality & schedule
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Created Test strategy/Plans as per SRS/MRD
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Track project milestones and deliverables.
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Expectation management
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Technologies:
o Base SAS, Threaded Kernel Table server, SAS Access Driver(s) across
Unix/windows/MVS platforms, CVS, Perl, Internal Test tools(Shell Script)
Tools:
o Defect Management, Rally, JIRA, MS Project, One Note, RFT, Test composer, SDStest
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Dec 2005- Jan 2007 as Database Architect
Servitium IT Solutions, New Delhi, India
Responsible for the development of the database architecture design and development as per
overall product vision.
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Ownership of database design and solution implementation`
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Watch Captain – Marina Management
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E-learning for HP servers & desktops
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Led development of formalized solution methodologies
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Built and maintained repository for deliverables, methodologies, and business development
documents
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Oversee aspects of project life cycle, from initial kickoff through requirements analysis, design
and implementation phases for projects within solution area
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Provided quality assurance for services within solution area
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Technologies:
o VB.net, SQL Server, Active reports, SSIS
July 1999 – Nov 2005 as DW-BI Project Lead
Hewitt Associates, Gurgaon, India
Managed data warehousing & business intelligence delivery for Cap Gemini, North America and
Customer service support (various customer across North America). Also responsible for design,
development & implementation of payroll & benefits software across India & China.
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Develop and execute a solution strategy and business plan that support business goals in
collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
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Provides expertise to identify and translate system requirements into software design
documentation
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Nurturing Technical expertise in the Business intelligence & Data warehousing space
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Provide coaching, issue management and professional development to team
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Transitioned projects across to offshore team
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Technologies:
o Informatica, Business Objects, Cognos, Korn Shell Scripting, Oracle, DB2,Informix,
SQL server, VFP
Sept 1998 – June 1999 as Consultant/Analyst
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Honda Siel Cars Ltd, Noida, India
Responsible for design, development & implementation of:
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Dealer Management System - India
Warranty Analysis BI Reporting
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Technologies: Power Builder 6, MS Charts(OCX), SQL Anywhere(Watcom),
DB2/AS400/Windows
Dec 1996 – Aug 1998 as Consultant/Analyst
R. R. Financial, New Delhi, India
Responsible for design, development & implementation of:
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Brokerage System for NBFI
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Export Costing
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Performance Management system
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Technologies: Power Builder 6, Oracle, SQL Anywhere, Novell Netware 4.x, Solaris
Aug 1994 – Nov 1996 as Manager Dev. & Support
Tulip Software Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India
Managed software development and software deployment & support team for customized and
standard software and operating systems.
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Technologies: Oracle, Delphi, VB, Novell Netware 2.x/3.x/4.x, Solaris
Jun 1993 – July 1994 as Sr. Developer
Zee Telefilms, New Delhi, India
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Design/Development/Implementation of Invoicing & Programming Application
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Resource management
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Requirements Analysis and Management
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Technologies: Clipper/DBF, Novell Netware 2.x/3.x/4.x
Jan 1990 – May 1993 as Developer
ISL Ltd, New Delhi, India
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Development & Support of Fixed Deposit & Hire/Purchase Application
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Resource management
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Requirements Analysis and Management
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Technologies: FoxPro, Novell Netware 2.x/3.x/4.x
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